Royal Mail bosses conceded the steps needed to open a Post Office Card Account could have been made easier by the Government.
It adds to growing fears that loyal Post Office customers are being encouraged to take up normal bank accounts.
Read MoreNew Zealand Post still suffers from the “postie” tag despite heavy investment in electronic networks and infrastructure to meet the future, its new chief executive, John Allen, said.
Mr Allen, 42, took over from Elmar Toime nearly a month ago and is set to educate the market on New Zealand Post’s electronic capabilities.
The former head of New Zealand Post’s Letters and Enterprise group said letters and courier services were increasingly being conducted electronically and via the Internet, but New Zealand Post’s capability in that area had not been communicated to customers well enough in the past.
Read MoreSir George Bain is touted as a likely successor to Graham Corbett as the chairman of PostComm.
Read MoreThe Royal Mail’s claim that it is suffering from the introduction of competition has been undermined by Pitney Bowes, one of the mail operator’s main commercial partners. Pitney Bowes, the company that invented the franking machine and handles 20 per cent of UK mail sent each day, says Royal Mail’s position is unlikely to be affected by competition. It said the operator was unlikely to lose much market share to rivals in the next three years and might even benefit from the introduction of competition in mail markets. The comments undermine complaints by Allan Leighton, chairman of Royal Mail, that the postal regulator has jeopardised Royal Mail’s three-year restructuring plan by introducing too much competition too fast.
Read MoreSir George Bain, the author of a highly controversial report into Fire Service pay, has emerged as the leading candidate to take over as Britain’s postal regulator. The former chairman of the Low Pay Commission and now Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University, Belfast is at the top of a list of contenders drawn up by the headhunters Saxton Bampfylde Hever to succeed Graham Corbett as chairman of Postcomm. Mr Corbett, who has unsettled ministers with his uncompromising approach to Royal Mail and his eagerness to introduce competition to the state-owned company at a breakneck pace, leaves the Postcomm job in March next year, when he will have completed four years.
Read MoreThe United States Postal Service and the Department of Health and Human Services, both supported by Aquilent, a leading provider of E-government and IT consulting services for government clients, were each recently honored with receipt of E-Gov 2003 Government Solutions Center Awards. USPS.com was awarded one of ten Explorer Awards. HHS.gov was awarded a Trailblazer Award. These awards recognize government programs that have “improved government operations with innovative application of technology and streamlined processes.
Read MoreTNT/SAB Express, the leading global express company, has telegraphed major change for Saudi Arabia with the appointment of high-profile executive Mark Pell as Country Manager for the Kingdom. “Saudi Arabia is an economic powerhouse and a strategic market for us,” says Pell, who is already TNT General Manager for other GCC countries. “TNT/SAB Express was keen to link the Kingdom with the rest of the Gulf from a management point of view. It’s all part of ensuring we achieve common objectives across the region.”
Read MoreThe Colography Group, Inc. released findings from the 2002 edition of its National Survey of U.S. Expedited Cargo; the study reveals buying habits and attitudes shaping transportation trends in the United States.
Nearly half (49.3%) of all domestic overnight air volumes in 2002 moved less than 350 miles, and 31% of all volumes moved within a 150-mile radius. By contrast, less than 20% of all overnight air volumes moved more than 1,200 miles.
Overnight letters accounted for nearly 55% of all overnight air volume in 2002. FedEx Express, FedEx’s air unit, controlled 44% of the domestic overnight air letter market; UPS was second at 30.6%.
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